I have a door that locks from the outside. During business hours, I need to keep it propped open so employees can enter as needed, but I don't want the door opened all the way, just enough to prevent it from closing and locking. I need a stopper that...
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I use both of my wedge-its on my garage doors, which lock and open outward. The main reason I use the wedge-it is to keep the door open all-the-way, so that I can enter the garage without having to use my hands to open the door, and to keep it opened during gusts of wind that would otherwise slam my door shut. So, if you don't want the door opened all the way, the wedge-it is not for you! I would place a piece of wood inside the door frame near the hinges large enough to keep the door from closing all the way. Sounds simple, but it works. (I used a block of wood 4x1x.5 inches, and stood it up inside the door frame with the long side standing up.) Hope this works for you. And thanks for giving me the opportunity to use my noodle to figure stuff out! Don't you just love doing that?
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There's no built-in mechanism to keep it open. I rigged up a short 8" piece of old coat hanger as a hook on the hinge side that I could use to keep it open. Simple, and you can adjust where you put it and how far open you want it. Bend the ends over with a pair of pliers so it doesn't catch anything or scratch people.
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You have to put the stopper in the side of the door that swings. For an inward swing door you put it in the inside side (the part that does not face the outside). Viceversa if the door swings out. You can only put it on one side (the swing side no matter if out or in swing as long as it's the swing side where you put it) if not the part that touches the floor will curl under the door instead of creating a seal. You don't need and aren't supposed to put more than one on each door.
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The short answer is it that it should lock the door from the outside, if the door jamb is standard depth. It is not it may not work well if at all due to the shortness of the toothed bar. I was able to make the lock work for my use on a non-standard door, but it took some modification to do so.
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My only thought is to use the handle on the inside of the door, because that is what it is designed for. The other thought I have is that I am a 73 year old woman, and I have no problem getting the door shut as long as I'm not trying to juggle a bunch of things in my arms. With one hand, using the handle, I can pull it down until it gets past the midway point and then it basically closes on it's own.
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I think you are looking for something guaranteed to hold the door all the way open. You may want to consider a device that can be locked in the up (open) position. I have seen hinged devices that do that.
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It will not hold the door firmly in one place like a door stop. It can be set to swing the door open or swing the door closed. You can adjust how fast and hard it does this with a set screw. I use one of these hinges in the center of my junky, builder's grade pressed cardboard bathroom door and it gently swings it closed. You can use multiple hinges and set the tension higher for heavier doors or for a more forceful close. Basically, it's just a door hinge with a coil spring on the pin. There is no mechanism on the hinge itself to lock the door in one position. You are just adjusting the tension to open or close the hinge. I think it works well for it's intended purpose.
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No it physically blocks the door from opening. Actually someone on the outside could lock you in. Do you have a good deadbolt? The hardest part is drilling the holes, but with the right tools it's doable.
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There is no indication whether the door is locked or not. So, it would be easy to lock yourself out. Most door hardware (the more expensive ones) when you have it in the lock position the post will stick out keeping the door from shutting all the way.
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The purpose is so that they will not open but keep in mind these are stuck down, not screwed down and I imagine with some strength and wiggling around these could come off. They work perfectly to not let my kids open the windows and I have a hard time opening them past. But if you are looking to prevent an intruder I would recommend something that is more permanent.
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I agree with the first answer you received including the analogy. You can lessen the tension to the point that it will barely close at all. I can see not reason to have a closure on both sides of the door with the information you provided for having this need.
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Whenever you shut the door, it's locked and a code is required to unlock it. You'd have to block the door open to keep it unlocked.
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No, it doesn't. I think that it's automatically closing makes it a little safer, because it can't be inadvertently left open. If need be, it would be easy to prop it open with a door stop at the bottom
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Just fold the door to the open position and either tape it open or use small piece of wire and twist it against the bar that best keeps it open
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We have used stoppers bought from the wine store and can put the bottle back in. They are very close though. No more than 3/4 of an inch out of the top of the bottle or the door won't close.
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Yes, there is a hold button (red) that overrides the system so you can keep doors open. If you forget to push it and the doors close you can still get back in as long as you have the outdoor keypad access.
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Just be sure all dirt and dust is off the bottom of the door stop. It holds open a very heavy door with a mechanical closing device.